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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: harry on May 04, 2010, 09:34

Title: plastic water pipe
Post by: harry on May 04, 2010, 09:34

Where do you get the blue plastic water pipe from that everyone uses allotments, i need to make something to cover with netting. :dry:

Title: Re: plastic water pipe
Post by: blueicequeen on May 04, 2010, 09:48

i got mine from wickes.but they also do it at screw fix

Title: Re: plastic water pipe
Post by: noshed on May 04, 2010, 09:52

Either wander about looking for people digging up the road and ask nicely for offcuts or go to Jewsons or somewhere - they all keep it : http://www.wickes.co.uk/MDPE-Pipe/invt/425072

Title: Re: plastic water pipe
Post by: Manlea1 on May 04, 2010, 09:59

I got my 25 metre roll from b+q for £15,its for the slightly narrow stuff 20mm i think,cheaper than the 25mm stuff and does the job perfectly the same  :)

Title: Re: plastic water pipe
Post by: harry on May 04, 2010, 12:54

We haven't got a wickes near me, so i'll try b&q if i go on wednesday i can use my pensioners discount card :wacko: :nowink:

Title: Re: plastic water pipe
Post by: crh75 on May 04, 2010, 13:36

What I do is put canes in the ground with plastic bottles over the ends and use that to keep the netting above the plants.

Title: Re: plastic water pipe
Post by: markp76 on May 04, 2010, 13:36

I dont use the blue water pipe but lengths of quadrant from this place

 http://www.eurocell.co.uk/buildingplastics/finishingtrims.html

only because i can get it or free, but it also takes staples and tack's for fleece, poly and netting

Title: Re: plastic water pipe
Post by: bluelou on May 04, 2010, 16:50

Can anyone post pictures of their homemade cages and covers, as i need some ideas to cover my raised beds and my redcurrant bush.

Title: Re: plastic water pipe
Post by: mumofstig on May 04, 2010, 16:54

Have a look here (http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=32719.msg391344#msg391344)   :)

Title: Re: plastic water pipe
Post by: bluelou on May 04, 2010, 17:02

Thanks. I like the balls and cane pole idea. I did see in Asda that they are doing a bag of them balls for £4.00. The blue pipes look very good, do you just get the netting to sit over them like you would with the balls and canes?

Title: Re: plastic water pipe
Post by: Ice on May 04, 2010, 17:03

Quote from: mumofstig on May 04, 2010, 16:54

Have a look here (http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=32719.msg391344#msg391344)   :)

Cheques in the post. ;)